Military Spouse Hiring Preference Expanded

National VFW - 9/3/2017

On August 8, 2017, the United
States Office of Personnel Management implemented a VFW-supported
provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2017, which expanded the time military spouses are eligible for federal
hiring preferences following a permanent change of station. This
authority allows federal agencies to noncompetitively appoint eligible
spouses to fill vacancies. Before this change hiring preference for
military spouses was limited to a two-year period following a service
member’s permanent change of station. Read the memo reguarding the recent change. Learn more about hiring preferences for military spouses and surviving spouses.